Here are 42 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Ed Wytovich Discusses Catawissa Creek's Unique Potential, Threats It Faces, What's Needed  [PaEN]

-- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video

-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Announces 2021 Environmental Award Winners; Nov. 1-8 Celebration  [PaEN]

-- Adams County Conservation District: Carroll Valley Park Riparian Forest Buffer

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Host Tree Planting In Manheim Township Park [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster Conservancy Targets 90 Acres In Elizabeth Twp For New Nature Preserve

-- DEP: Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Profiles Of 40 Clean Water Funding Programs, Local Clean Water Leadership  [PaEN]

-- DRBC Posts Draft Regulations Covering Discharges Of Wastewater From High Volume Hydraulic Fracking Oil And Gas Drilling Operations; Bans Road Dumping Of Wastewater & Co-Products  [PaEN]

-- The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads  [PaEN]

-- ReImagine Appalachia: Updated Build Back Better Framework Sets Stage For Job-Creating Investment in Healthier, More Prosperous Future for Appalachia  

-- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov. 4 Online Lancaster County Lodestar Awards Program [PaEN]

-- Stourbridge Project Solar Installation In Wayne County Wins Environmental Award [PaEN]

-- PA Business Report: Legislation Would Expand Solar Power Access Thru Subscriber Programs

-- PG: State College Solar Energy Company Targets Fmr Westinghouse Plant For Expansion

-- PG: RIDC Gets Approval To Develop More Land At Hazelwood Green, Fmr Steel Plant Site

-- PG: Pittsburgh Native Michael Keaton Talks About Making Green Investments In His Hometown

-- Philadelphia, Partners Open Solar Training Lab At Frankford H.S. To Launch Young People Into Clean Energy Careers [PaEN]

-- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Virtual 2021 Fall Sustainability Conference Nov. 16  [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Green Building Alliance Oakland Energy Master Plan In Pittsburgh

-- CentreDT: Here’s The Plan For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 45% By 2030 In Centre Region

-- PG: Pittsburgh Announces $16 Million Streetlight Replacement Program With LEDs

-- EPA Recognizes 2 PA Companies With Top Environmental Performers and Leaders For Freight Supply Chain Efficiency

-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time To Protect PA Against Climate Threats  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Call On Wolf To Uphold Promise To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

-- Inquirer: Climate Campaign Pressures PA-based Vanguard Investment Firm To Act Faster On Fossil Fuels

-- StateImpactPA: Central PA Organizations Form Unique Collaboration To Engage Community On Climate Change Challenges, Solutions

-- NextPittsburgh: Covestro’s THINC30 Youthquake Summit Helps Pittsburgh Students Become Climate Changemakers

-- CentreDT: ‘We’re Going Green’ Teaches Children No Act Is Too Small To Help Save The Planet

-- The Guardian Guest Essay: What The World Can Learn From [PA’s] Rachel Carson As We Fight For Our Planet

-- PG Guest Essay: Carbon Tax Can Pay Off For Working Families - PA’s Citizens Climate Lobby

-- Guest Essay: Faith And Science Mandate A More Aggressive Plan To Address Climate Change - Brandon Hoover and David Foster, Ph.D., Messiah University [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf, Legislative Black Caucus Members Announce Actions To Prioritize Environmental Justice [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Partners With Construction Junction In Pittsburgh To Provide 100% Recycled Office Paper On Demand  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Meet The ‘Trash Man’ Who Recycles Scrap Metal Into Funds For A Local Church

-- TribLive: Pine Keeps It Clean, Boosts Community Pride With Trolling For Trash Program

-- PG: RIDC Gets Approval To Develop More Land At Hazelwood Green, Fmr Steel Plant Site

-- The Future Of Pennsylvania’s Parks and Forests Is in Our Hands; New Online StoryMap Describes Critical State Park, Forest Funding Needs [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Communities Should Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds In Conservation - Andy Loza, WeConservePA [PaEN]

-- River Stewards: Millersville University Students Embrace The Beauty Of The Susquehanna River On A Kayaking Trip

-- Game Commission: Wildlife On Wi-Fi Program Recognized With Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

-- Ducks Unlimited, Coalition For Delaware River Watershed Celebrate $3 Million Tidal Marsh Habitat Restoration Project In John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge  [PaEN]

-- The Late Jim Finley: Forest Protector, Private Forest Center Founder, Professor Emeritus

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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[Posted: October 31, 2021]

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